Desserts
Recipe Type: Desserts
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Orange Coconut Candy Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS Rind and juice of 2 large Hale oranges 2 cups sugar ½ teaspoon salt ½ cup light corn syrup 4 cups unsweetened shredded coconut ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans PREPARATION Place the rind in a sauce pan with 1 quart cold water. Bring the water to a boil, then drain the rinds and discard the water. Repeat the process twice. Slice the rinds in long, thin shreds and put aside. Put the sugar, corn syrup, and juice from the oranges in a heavy sauce pan and cook until soft, ball stage or 235 degrees on a candy thermometer. Add…
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Spiced Orange and Pears Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 3 each Hale oranges 1 1/4 cups sugar 1 cup water 2/3 cup cider vinegar 10 each whole cloves 2 each cinnamon sticks 1 tablespoon fresh ginger thinly sliced 1 each large firm pear, cored and thinly sliced(unpared) PREPARATION Place whole, unpeeled oranges in medium saucepan; cover with water; bring to a boil. Boil 20 minutes or until skins are easily pierced with a fork. Drain. Cut each orange into 8 wedges. In same saucepan, combine sugar, water, vinegar, cloves, cinnamon and ginger; stir over low heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil; add orange wedges, reduce heat,…
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Orange-Grapefruit Ambrosia Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 20 Hale oranges 8 Hale grapefruit ¼ cup orange blossom honey 1 16-ounce can pineapple chunks ¼ cup Angel Flake coconut PREPARATION Cut off the top of the orange to see meat of the orange. Peel the orange in a spiral pattern, cutting deep enough to remove most of the white membrane. Cut off the stem portion after you have completed the peeling. Using a thin-bladed paring knife, approximately 4 inches long, run the knife down along the orange section, right next to the membrane wall, and pull the section loose from the opposite wall. This will give you…
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Scalloped Fruit Cup Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 4 Hale oranges 1 cup strawberries 1 cup honeydew balls Fresh mint leaves (optional) PREPARATION Pencil semi-circles around orange, 1/3 of the way down from stem end. Insert a small knife into the core of the fruit and trace along the penciled line. Do not push the knife in more than halfway. To separate, gently pull apart. With sharp knife, carefully cut fruit from inside shell; section fruit. Combine orange sections, strawberries and honeydew. Spoon into hollowed orange shells. Garnish with fresh mint, if desired. YIELD: 4 servings.
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Soft Ginger Cookies with Orange Glaze Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 cup buttermilk 2 teaspoons baking soda ¾ cup vegetable oil 1 cup sugar 1 cup dark molasses 2 eggs 3 ¾ cup all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ginger 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground allspice ½ teaspoon ground cloves Glaze (see below) PREPARATION In a small bowl combine buttermilk and baking soda, set aside. They will foam up. In a larger bowl combine oil, sugar, molasses and eggs and beat until well mixed (about 1 minute). Add the buttermilk mixture and blend. Sift together dry ingredients. Slowly add dry…
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Citrus Tart Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 2 Hale grapefruit 1 Hale navel orange ½ cup lemon curd 8 pre-baked sponge-cake shells PREPARATION Using a sharp knife, peel rind and pith from grapefruit and orange. Cut into sections and set them aside to drain. Spread curd over a sponge-cake shell. Arrange drained grapefruit and orange sections over curd. Serve immediately YIELD: 8 servings. Preparation time: 25 minutes
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Renaissance Orange Apple Pie Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 9 inch unbaked pie pastry shell and lid 5 medium oranges 3 cups water 1 cup honey Juice of ½ small lemon 4 medium apples, peeled, cored, and sliced ½ cup brown sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon powdered ginger 1 tablespoon confectioner’s sugar, dissolved in 1 tablespoon rose water PREPARATION Bake pie shell at 425 degree oven for 10 minutes. Let cool. Slice unpeeled oranges as thinly as possible, discarding seeds. Combine water, honey, and lemon juice in a large saucepan, and bring to a boil. Add orange slices, cover, reduce heat, and simmer about…
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Ruby Throated Hummingbird Cake Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 ½ cup flour 3 tablespoons baking powder 1 pinch salt 1/3 cup sugar ½ cup vegetable oil 6 egg yolks 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple 2 tablespoon lemon juice 6 egg whites 1 pinch cream of tartar ½ cup sugar PREPARATION In a mixer or food processor sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Blend in oil, egg yolks, and pineapple and lemon juice. Mix well. In a separate bowl beat egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar until very stiff. Fold the cake mix into the egg white mixture, stir until well blended. Pour the…
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Orange Zabaglione Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 5 egg yolks 1 whole egg 5 tablespoons sugar ½ cup Hale orange juice 1 tablespoon sherry 4 Hale oranges, peeled and sliced Cinnamon (optional) PREPARATION In the top of a large double boiler, beat together until light all ingredients except sliced oranges. Over barely simmering water, beat constantly with portable electric mixed or rotary beater until the mixture foams up, deflates slightly, and becomes thick. This will take about 10 minutes. Serve immediately over sliced oranges. To serve cold, place the top of the double boiler in a large bowl of ice water after mixture is cooked and thick…
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Christmas Orange Thins Recipe
Recipe Type: DessertsContinue ReadingINGREDIENTS 1 cup soft butter or margarine 1 1/2 cup sugar grated rind of 1 orange 1 egg 4 cups sifted flour 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon crushed cardamom seeds 1/2 cup nuts ground fine 1/4 cup fresh squeezed Hale orange juice PREPARATION Cream butter; add sugar, orange rind, and egg; beat till light. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Roll very thin, cut with floured cutters. Bake in 425F oven 6 to 8 minutes. YIELD: 10 dozen.